Somebody Stop the Pope – 121



Episode 121

3.

-We must stop Korea from growing even for our plan. Wang Wei. That is the only reason we are sending you to that small country even if it means going to great lengths. An irregular named Kim Si-woo has appeared but I believe you are more than capable of eliminating him. Go and eliminate Kim Si-woo under the pretext of a sparring match. This is a mission you must complete.

Wang Wei recalled the conversation he had with the Minister of Foreign Affairs before coming here.

The mission given to him was to solidify regional hegemony in Asia.

Kim Si-woo will be eliminated.

The origin of the secret instructions that came down through the Minister of Foreign Affairs must have been from the Minister of Foreign Affairs’ higher-ups.

Wang Wei also guessed why such a mission had been given to him.

‘Eliminate danger in the bud and consolidate regional hegemony.’

Since the Dimension Opening China has become the country with the most Awakened people in the world.

They actually took a higher position than before the Dimension Opening based on their enormous man power.

They embraced the Awakened through policies that blatantly discriminated against them and the general public and quickly reorganized a new order based on them.

There was some opposition from the people during the process but it was just a small uproar in front of the power led by the Awakened.

Wang Wei who returned to Earth two years ago was also one of the new Chinese beneficiaries.

For Wang Wei who had spent 20 years in a world where the power of martial arts existed his newly transformed homeland was nothing short of heaven.

Because if you have power anything is forgiven and the party directly steps in to provide convenience.

That is why Wang Wei willingly accepted the order.

Although there were some dissonances during the process of preparing for the trip to Korea Wang Wei did not think much of it until then.

But now.

Kwaaaaaaaah!

Kwaaaaaaaang!

Wang Wei looked at the scene unfolding before his eyes and realized clearly that his thoughts were wrong.

‘I thought it was a weak small country that even borrowed the power of a cult leader and religious group.’

In addition it was expected that the United States would recognize an unqualified person as an irregular just to check China.

The duel between Kim Si-woo and Aiden Howard which was a hot topic in the world seemed to be a one-sided defeat for Aiden no matter how you looked at it.

But when I actually saw it with my own eyes all my thoughts changed.

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His most beloved subordinate Jang Min barely managed to survive with a shattered shoulder bone and was sentenced to never be able to hold a spear again.

That wasn’t all.

Boom boom-.

Kwaaaaaaaang!

“Kyahahahaha!”

The third-ranking member of this delegation and the top-ranking hunter in China He Changjo-cha was being unilaterally beaten by a red-haired crazy woman.

Heo Chang who was evaluated as an all-weather hunter who used both sword and shield well was helpless in front of that crazy red-haired woman who was holding a children’s toy.

Tsk tsk tsk-

Heo Chang’s shield was designed to withstand even the brute strength of an ogre.

It was a shield that was not easily broken as it was made using super-strong alloy and mithril.

If the shield technique of Heo Chang honed through countless battles is combined with it it can be called a shield that is absolutely impenetrable to opponents of the same level.

But that solid shield.

Boom boom-

Tsk tsk tsk tsk-!

It was being thoroughly smashed by a hammer that only children would use.

Every time the hammer strikes the shield the shield splinters and dents. At the same time the pink heart-shaped object embedded in the center of the hammer also sparkles.

“Please!”

Heo Chang didn’t even dare to fight back. No it would be more appropriate to say that he couldn’t.

He was in a hurry to block it and the sword he was holding in his right hand had already lost its target.

It was such an overwhelming force and madness.

The red-haired knight with sparkling eyes mercilessly striking down his hammer was enough to astonish those watching the scene.

‘What on earth has our power analysis team been doing?’

I heard that informants planted in Korea have been disappearing without a sound for some time now.

Because of this I also knew that there was insufficient data to evaluate the power of the Limen Church.

That’s why I thought I could use the best force I could muster to crush him in weight class but this was a fight that wasn’t feasible from the start.

Kwaaaaaaaang!

“Hangbo…..”

“What? I can’t hear you very well!”

That red-haired woman was a monster that even the highest-level hunters couldn’t deal with.

At least an extermination level. A level that only someone as old as a returnee who is evaluated as a disaster level in foreign countries can handle.

However considering that even Jang Min who had been brutally defeated by Archbishop Leo earlier was a returnee from the extinction stage it was certain that the man named Leo and the woman named Luna were more powerful than them.

‘Between a transcendent being and a returnee who has fallen into ruin. That’s about it.’

Wang Wei roughly estimated their level in his head and sighed deeply.

The water is already spilled.

If you wanted to completely subdue them you should have brought in other Transcendent beings in the first place.

The Limen Church was not simply a cult.

The reason Korea mobilized them for this exchange was not simply because Korea was lacking in power.

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‘They’re just ridiculously strong.’

Leo and Luna.

Are there any people in China who can compare to those two?

No matter how much Wang Wei pondered the answer did not come easily. Those two were that strong.

Wang Wei finally reached a conclusion and frowned as he looked at the Korean delegation. To be exact he looked at Kim Si-woo who was sitting leisurely in the middle of the delegation.

‘The tide has turned.’

His men were already gripped by fear. Morale was low and even the next batch of Awakened were trembling.

It was obvious that if I got stuck in this state a hundred times I would lose a hundred times.

Then there is only one thing left: to eliminate Kim Si-woo by any means necessary.

If you return to your home country in this condition even if you are a transcendent being you will not be free from responsibility.

“Lee Jie.”

“…yes.”

“Prepare quickly what I am going to say from now on.”

Wang Wei clenched his fists.

I couldn’t just be pushed out of power like this.

Absolutely not like this.

4.

Luna’s crazy hammer show shocked everyone regardless of gender.

The madness of pounding an opponent with a hammer until they are about to pass out.

The mad show only ended when the opponents’ armor was completely shattered and their shields were reduced to rags.

On the training ground where the sparring session was over a ‘thing that was once human’ was barely breathing with blood dripping from the corner of its mouth and in front of it Luna wiped the blood off the mallet.

Even though he was my subordinate it was definitely a terrifying scene to just look at.

The comment Luna gave me after returning from training was also quite spectacular.

“I’m so disappointed that you can’t even withstand a mallet. Your Majesty. Do you want to play that game with me later? You know that game where you play rock-paper-scissors and the winner hits you with a mallet and the loser blocks it? Siyeon taught you how to do that?”

Now it was Luna who openly declared that she would assassinate me.

Anyway thanks to Leo and Luna’s fantastic performances the rest of the episode went by surprisingly easily.

The Chinese audience who watched Leo’s power show and Luna’s hammer show lost their will to fight and the same was true for the match between CEO Choi and Kang Chae-ah that followed.

“Korea’s Choi Seo-jin wins!”

“Korea’s Kang Chae-ah wins!”

The Chinese awakened people who went to Dalian had no choice but to watch our faces even while sparring.

Since it was difficult to guarantee victory even if you gave it your all and you couldn’t concentrate on the match the result was obvious.

In an instant South Korea accumulated four wins and only the duel between me and Wang Wei remained.

“One side is like a festival the other side is like a funeral.”

Luna raised the corners of her mouth as she looked back and forth between our side and China’s side.

“You are one of the main culprits who created this funeral atmosphere. Look at the Japanese kids. They are not even victims yet they are so fed up.”

In the place I pointed with my chin there were Japanese Awakened people sitting quietly watching the duel.

As soon as their eyes met ours they looked away in surprise.

That means it was a shocking performance.

I’m glad they’re under me they must have gone down a bad path. It must have just been their calling.

“But Your Majesty.”

“why?”

“It looks like they’ve been preparing something over there for a while now. Should I go and take a look?”

As Luna said the Chinese Awakened people’s movements were somewhat erratic. This was because some people including Li Jie were actively moving around during their breaks.

But I had no intention of stopping their movements.

“Leave it alone.”

“Really?”

“You have to let them do everything they can. That way they’ll be more miserable.”

Luna nodded as if she had learned something from my answer.

“I am receiving teachings like this again today. Thank you always Your Majesty.”

“If anyone heard this they would misunderstand.”

“It’s true. Your Majesty has always been my role model.”

If we keep talking I’ll be physically and mentally damaged before I can even fight Wang Wei.

I waved my hand as if I was annoyed then turned to our delegation and said:

“I’ll finish this quickly and come back so let’s have a company dinner later. Minister Yoo Seon-ho said he’d pay if we finished it with Jeon Seung-ho. Everyone loosen your belts and wait.”

Now all that remains is to take a picture of the dragon’s head.

So I went straight to the center of the training ground and soon Wang Wei from the Chinese side walked out.

Wang Wei’s expression was truly something to behold.

The arrogance I had felt when we first met had long since disappeared. And in its place was hostility toward me.

“I admit that your men are strong. But don’t be complacent because of that. That doesn’t mean you can defeat me.”

“Why is your tongue so tingly? You’ll know once we have a go at it so why do you keep talking?”

“I will admit that you are a transcendent being. So I will suggest one thing. The meaning of sparring is to gauge each other’s abilities and to advance to the next level. What is the point of sparring if you don’t give it your all?”

Wang Wei said so and gestured to his subordinates.

Then Lee Jie and other personnel brought boxes containing something onto the training ground.

“My nickname is Sword Ghost. In order to fully display my abilities the more swords I have around the better.”

“So you want me to place swords around here?”

“We are guests. And this is your homeland. This is an unfavorable battlefield for me. Is it really possible to have a fight without regrets in this situation?”

I answered that firmly.

“Do you think it will work?”

“…what?”

“How can a fight only happen where you want it to? Well if that’s what you want I’ll give you that much. The one I serve is the goddess of mercy.”

You said you were preparing something earlier but you brought a sword wrapped in cloth?

But I don’t think that dark-skinned guy would only have such an ulterior motive.

Anyway Wang Wei frowned and waved his hand lightly.

Then the energy I had seen last time flowed out from the guy’s body and all the closed wooden boxes opened at once.

And soon five swords of different shapes appeared in the box.

They were all dazzling swords.

If Toby had seen those swords he might have been interested.

“These are my beloved swords that I brought back to Earth. They have been with me for a very long time.”

“Oh really?”

Then would it be fun to break it?

“You guys you can go back now.”

“yes.”

The Chinese Awakened who had brought their swords to the training ground quickly left and Wang Wei spoke while lightly swinging his long sword.

“The preparations are complete. Let’s begin.”

“good….”

That was when.

Before I could even finish my sentence a sword flew towards me aimed at my neck.

A petty surprise attack.

But as if I had been waiting I blocked the sword by scattering my divine power.

When I saw this I thought it was usually called swordsmanship in martial arts novels but to me it was just superficial.

It was nice to see the swords flying but it was useless.

It couldn’t even penetrate the thin layer of divine protection that had formed around me.

“This isn’t a swordsmanship that’s winning it’s a total baby swordsmanship. It’s kind of cute.”

“Good. He must be someone fun to deal with.”

Wang Wei maintained a relaxed tone of speech until the end. He continued to bluff as if he could win at any time.

I looked at Wang Wei like that and raised the corners of my mouth bitterly.

And then he said grabbing the gray sword in his hand that had stopped right next to my neck.

“Actually I really like China. In that sense I want to give you a piece of work.”

Woof woof woof!

The sword of Wang Wei in my hand began to resonate violently due to the divine power I was pushing into it.

And after a while.

Aaaa …

In an instant the gray sword reached its limit and shattered into pieces scattering across the floor.

I smiled as I pointed to the pieces.

“Title of the work: The China I Dream of.”

“…what?”

Wang Wei with a puzzled expression.

She finished her speech by smiling even more deeply at him.

“I love China so much that I wish there were more pieces of China like these. What do you think?”

Our Pope please stop this